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Wheelabrator Shasta

biomass Power Plant
Shasta County, California
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
62.7 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
261,222 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 23,747 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
11,637 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 2,530 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
0.007 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
64.321 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
374.282 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
47,646.331 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
363,019.665 lbs